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The phrase “niubi” in Chinese means, as far as I can tell, alternately “cow vagina,” “badass” and “stuck up.” It’s fairly common to see people adopt variants of the word for their online name and to use the phrase and knockoffs on the Chinese Internet.
I’ve asked co-workers to explain, which makes for awkward office conversations. “It’s because it’s sooo big,” said one.
Eric Abrahamsen, in an old post, fills in many of my questions.
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► Comments (1) |China is a nation of skinny people who don’t exercise. OK, that’s a vastly broad generalization. (Thanks, Kentucky Fried.) Still, people walk and bike here a lot more often than Americans, but the whole “I can get a run in” and going to the gym thing hasn’t really taken off.
Except for the morning calisthenics. Developed by Mao Zedong back when war with the West was inevitable and the entire population needed to be trained as a fighting force, the Chairman developed a morning regimen based on basic fitness and martial arts. It’s been tweaked over the years, but the tradition remains.
There’s a school right behind our temporary apartment. In the morning, as we prepare Marco’s bottle and banana-and-yogurt medley, we hear the “yi … er … san … si” — the one, two, three, four — of the morning workout.
By the way, we’re on the 25th floor, according to the door plate and the elevator buttons. But our building lacks a fourth floor, because the Chinese word for “four” sounds like the word for “death,” so it’s unlucky. Ditto 14th and 24th floors. Plus we’re missing the 13th floor, out of cultural sensitivity I guess. So it’s the 21st floor, right?
Edit: Here’s how to do it properly, comrade.
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